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Senate hearing wildfires urged help bolster firefighting capabilities
2015-08-28 02:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Lawmakers were urged to boost federal funding for local wildfire prevention efforts at a meeting in Seattle on Thursday during a summer that has seen scores of major blazes across the drought-parched West. Fire experts were addressing the field hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held in Washington state, which has experienced its largest cluster of deadly fires on record. Michael Medler, chair of environmental studies at Western Washington University, said increasing...
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Senate passes Port Performance Act in highway bill
2015-08-17 15:39:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Port Performance Act which would require the federal government to collect port data and report export declines to measure productivity at major U.S. ports. read more
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08.05.15 -- API Praises Vote For Senate Energy Bills, Exports; L.A.-Area Wells Under Investigation
2015-08-04 12:33:46| oilandgasonline Home Page
08/05/15 Oil and Gas Online Newsletter
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API Praises Vote For Senate Energy Bills, Exports
2015-08-04 03:26:08| oilandgasonline Home Page
Two major energy bills approved recently by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will promote U.S. energy leadership by lifting a 70s-era ban on crude exports, streamlining the approval process for exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), accelerating infrastructure improvements, training workers, and expanding offshore opportunities for coastal regions, said API.
Coalition opposes both Senate COOL options
2015-08-03 19:00:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. A coalition of 142 consumer, environmental, labor, ranch and faith groups sent a letter to the Senate Agriculture Committees leadership urging the Senate to reject both the bill to repeal country-of-origin labeling and the bill that would provide for a voluntary COOL program. read more
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